The Whole Nine Yards is a 2000 American adventure crime comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Michael Clarke Duncan and Natasha Henstridge. The title derives from a popular expression possibly dating from World War II naval aviation which means "completely, the whole, everything". The Whole Nine Yards was followed by the 2004 film The Whole Ten Yards. Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky is a depressed, slightly neurotic dentist working and living in Montreal. His wife Sophie and mother-in-law hate him, and his deceased father-in-law has saddled him... with a lot of debt. Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski , a hitman, moves in next door under the assumed name of "Jimmy Jones". Having testified against the Gogolak gang, a very dangerous crime family in Chicago, Jimmy is hiding out in Canada. The film grossed $57,262,492 during its U.S. theatrical run, with an additional $49,109,159 internationally. Its worldwide total is $106,371,651. The film served as Franchise Pictures' only financial success.
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| Release date: | February 18, 2000 |
| Directed by: | Jonathan Lynn |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 98 Minutes |
| Producer: | Andrew Stevens, Elie Samaha, Allan Kaufman, David Willis |
| Editor: | Tom Lewis |
| Music by: | Randy Edelman |
| Cinematography: | David Franco |
| Screenplay by: | Mitchell Kapner |
| Estimated budget: | $24,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Action, Adventure |